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Uljin, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where the fire broke out, is well known for its snow crab, but it is also a major producer of wild pine mushrooms.

However, as many trees have been burned by this forest fire, it will take quite some time to get the clusters back.



The scene was covered by reporter Park Ye-rin.



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wild mountain in Uljin, Gyeongsangbuk-do, where wild pine mushrooms are produced.



The dense pine forest has turned to ashes.



In the pine field that was swept away by the fire, only this dark ashes remained, showing just how big and threatening the forest fire was at that time.



The farmer who has been collecting pine trees for 13 years here is at a loss for words.



[Jujincheon / Farmers affected by forest fires: It's all burned out.

There is not even a single leaf.]



In this forest fire, only 92ha of pine trees in this village were burned.



About 700 farmers who made a living by collecting pine trees lost their jobs in an instant.



Uljin is one of the major producers of pine trees nationwide.



It takes at least 30 years or more to grow a pine tree capable of growing matsutake mushroom spores.



[Jujincheon / Farmers affected by forest fires: (by growing pine trees) I made the children study, had a wedding, and lived with it.

This is hopeless, hopeless.]



Even the beekeepers could not escape the fire.



250 hives left at the foot of the mountain melted without a trace.



[Kim Hyung-won / Farmer victim of forest fire: The bees burned without a trace, and it was in a state where a spoon could not be rescued.

100% burned down.]



Although the government and local governments are counting the damage to farms in the East Coast forest fire area, the extent of the damage from the wildfire is too wide to calculate the exact amount of damage.



Residents who have been deprived of their homes and workplaces in an instant are hoping that the fire will go away as soon as possible.



[Kim Hyung-won / Farmer victim of forest fire: It is my hometown, but after it has become like this without anything to save...

Overcoming despair and becoming hopeless without hope...

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(Video coverage: Choi Dae-woong, Video editing: Ha Seong-won)



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